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Where does “proselyte” come from?

Proselyte comes from English, derived from French prose, from Ancient Greek λύω, Latin prorsus, Latin versus, Latin vertere, and Proto-Indo-European per-, originally meaning "to turn."

proselyte (English): One who has converted to a religion or doctrine,...

Definitions

  1. One who has converted to a religion or doctrine,...

Ancestry of “proselyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishproseLanguage, particularly written language, not...
2Frenchproseprose; inflection of proser: ##...
3Latinprōsa—
4Latinprorsusstraightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;...
5Latinprō—
6Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
7Latinrēōr—
8Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “proselyte”

  • proselytism
  • proselytize
  • proselytization
  • proselytizer
  • proselytic
  • proselyter
  • proselytist
  • proselytess
  • antiproselytism
  • unproselyte
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